Comments on: Autistic Boy Dies After Being Improperly Restrained

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:39:48 +0000

I can’t belive it, two men left 2 kids in a vechicle! That is so irresonsable! , my brother is autistic and i hate to see these kids suffer so much… DON’T THESE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THESE KIDS SUFFERED ENOUGH???!!! They should be helping them acheive by doing puzzles and things like that with them, not going to the mall leaving two children in a hot vechicle or what ever they were driving! I hope they rot down there

P.S Help People Be Aware Of Autism Thank You

By: What Jonathan Carey Endured

What Jonathan Carey Endured — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:05:35 +0000

[...] Carey was a 13-year-old non-verbal boy with autism. He died on the evening of February 15th, 2007 while on an outing with another child from the O.D. Heck Developmental Center in Schenectady, New [...]

By: Angela r gray

Angela r gray — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:20:54 +0000

My heart and thought r with u all.I myself have 3 children all with severe behaviour diffilcultys they can b a complete nightmare a majoraty ov the time although my boy jak who is almost 7 was the worst as a baby and toddler constantly screamed like he was being murdered everytime we left the house until we returned it began when 7-9 weeks old and continud until he was almost 6 he now is relativily gud at home bt is horendus in school he was expelled july 06 n then i got hm a place at a sen unit he was then shut in the toilet everyday up 2 eight xs a day also getin covered in unexplained scratches bruises and bumps since i kicked up a fuss about this he only been in 40% due to bein excluded im at the end ov the line now n im not sending him back nt 2 b manhandled like he is and end up burying him i know he can b a little ~!!_ but hes my little ~!!_ n i love em all to pieces i hope u come through this a better person than b4 i know in my heart u wil c the light and do ur best 2 ur childs memory with all ov us x

By: Autism Vox » Jonathan’s Law

Autism Vox » Jonathan’s Law — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:17:32 +0000

[...] Jonathan Carey was a 13-year-old non-verbal boy with autism. He died on the evening of February 15th while on an outing with another child from the O.D. Heck Developmental Center in Schenectady, New York. Jonathan was improperly restrained by the alth worker Edwin Tirado, 35; the driver of the van, Nadeem Mall, 32, the continued driving around Colonie to run errands instead of seeking medical attention for Jonathan. Both men have been charged with second-degree manslaughter. [...]

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:31:07 +0000

This story made me feel both sick to my stomach and all the more because I once lived not far from Colonia, NY, and can picture where all of this awfulness happened.

A New York state senator is sposoring a bill to increase state spending on oversight of homes for the developmentally disabled as reported here in AP Metro.

But it is too late for Jonathan Carey.

By: Another Voice

Another Voice — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:58:25 +0000

I am feed up! It seems as though the leading cause of death among autistic people is the people they need to depend upon for help. We are constantly reading about an aide at some school or institution “restraining” or just plain sitting on a child until they die. One headline after another and nothing seems to change. The staffers, hopefully, will be severely dealt with by the courts.

I think that the people in charge should also be severely dealt with and held accountable. The people who hire animals should get the front page coverage. If there is a board of directors, each one of them should be publicly called to task. They are the ones who have no quality control in their hiring practices, no training programs to deal with situations. They should be smeared all over the press for not doing their jobs. Unfortunately we don’t have laws against being incompetent and lazy but each should have to answer for having something like this happen.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:04:30 +0000

Public sympathy is not, one would think, going to be with the driver and aide.

By: Junior

Junior — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:01:28 +0000

A “special place in hell” is what comes to mind when I read this.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:59:03 +0000

Thanks so much for the updates Tricia and for the memorial website link—-hard to think about all this.

By: tricia

tricia — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:44:54 +0000

that is such a sad story im so sick and tired about people hurting disabled people.What is wrong with everyone anymore?people should think before they act.Well liz carroll the foster mother of marcus fiesel has been found guilty on all charges.Also i made a memorial website about marcus.Its http://rememberedbyus.com/marcusfiesel.